Bottle, jar, and like cover.



W. E. FILE.

BOTTLE, JAR, AND LIKE COVER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10. 1909.

Patented Mar. 1,1910."

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WILLIAM EDMUND FILE, OF PADDOCK WOOD, ENGLAND.

BOTTLE, JAR, AND LIKE COVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1, 1910.

Application filed July 10, 1909. Serial No. 507,019.

To all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM EDMUND FILE, a subject of the King ofEngland, and resident of East Peckham, Paddock Wood, Kent, England, haveinvented Improvements in and Relating to Bottle, Jar, and Like Covers,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the sealing of ordinary bottles, jars and thelike for preserving fruit, vegetables, meat and other articles, andconsists of an india-rubber band with a projection on the inside, and aglass or metal disk. The india-rubber band being smaller than the top ofthe bottle or jar, on being stretched over same causes the two upperedges of band to close together. The disk being inserted between the twosaid edges, hermetically seals the jar.

ln sterilizing fruit and the like a piece of wire is inserted betweenthe disk and upper edges of band for vent, at boiling point the removalof said wire followed by cooling of ar, causes a vacuum.

The following is a description of the accompanying drawings Figure 1 aplan of india rubber band with projection, i Fig. 2 a side elevation ofdisk. Fig. 3 plan of disk. Fig. l side elevation of band. Fig. 5 crosssection of band with projection, A. Fig. 6 section showing projection(A), band (B), disk (C), in position on an ordinary glass jam lheinvention consists of the particular form of an elastic band providedwith a bead or projection (A), together with a disk or plate (C), asdescribed and shown.

It is understood that the use otelastic' bands has been previouslyproposed for fixing covers on to jars and the like.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Let ters Patent is 2- An improved sealing cover for bottles, jars andthe like, comprising a rubber band,

a projection on the inside of said rubber WILLIAM EDMUND FILE.

Witnesses H. D. JAMnsoN, T. L. RAND.

